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Registered Nurse – ICU Qualified | Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal | Permanent
Step into a high-acuity ICU environment where your clinical expertise can make a measurable difference every shift. This role is ideal for an ICU-qualified Registered Nurse who thrives under pressure and values teamwork, precision, and patient advocacy.
In this role, you will provide holistic, evidence-based nursing care to critically ill patients, ensuring safety, dignity, and the best possible clinical outcomes. You will work closely with doctors and a multidisciplinary team, managing complex cases, monitoring patients’ conditions, and responding quickly and confidently to changes. You will also play a key role in maintaining high clinical standards through adherence to protocols, accurate documentation, and continuous quality improvement.
Our client is a well-established private hospital in Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal, known for its patient-centred approach and high clinical standards. The ICU is a specialised environment with modern equipment and a strong focus on professional development, collaboration, and continuous improvement in patient care.
What You Will Do
- Deliver safe, comprehensive, and specialised ICU nursing care to critically ill patients
- Monitor, evaluate, and document patient conditions, escalating changes timeously to the doctor
- Administer medication in line with ethical, legal, and hospital policies and protocols
- Communicate clearly and compassionately with patients and their families regarding treatment, progress, and expectations
- Adhere to and promote unit-specific policies, clinical guidelines, and quality management systems
- Advocate for patients by motivating acuity levels to case management and highlighting care limitations or risks
- Work effectively within a multidisciplinary team to coordinate holistic patient care
- Support, guide, and mentor colleagues to ensure an optimal skills mix within the ICU team
- Manage stock in line with unit policies, ensuring cost-effective and responsible utilisation
- Contribute to staff scheduling within flexi-hours and call systems to support safe staffing
- Uphold infection prevention and control standards and SHEQ principles, including incident reporting
- Ensure ICU equipment is checked, functional, and correctly utilised, reporting faults promptly
- Maintain accurate, timely, and legally compliant clinical records and documentation
What You Bring
- Relevant Nursing Degree or Diploma and current registration with SANC as a Registered Nurse
- Post-basic Diploma in Critical Care Nursing (ICU qualification) – essential
- Proven nursing experience in an ICU environment
- Strong clinical competence in the management of critically ill patients and use of specialised ICU equipment
- Ability to work under pressure in a continuously changing, high-acuity environment
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively with patients, families, doctors, and colleagues
- Well-organised, energetic, and proactive approach with strong attention to detail
- Commitment to professional development, continuous learning, and high-quality patient care
- Willingness and ability to work flexi-hours, shifts, and participate in the unit’s call system
What Success Looks Like
- Critically ill patients receive safe, holistic, and evidence-based care with consistently positive clinical outcomes
- Families feel informed, supported, and confident in the care being provided
- The ICU operates smoothly with appropriate staffing, effective stock control, and adherence to protocols
- Infection prevention, safety, and SHEQ standards are actively upheld, with risks identified and acted on promptly
- Equipment is reliably available, correctly used, and maintained in good working order
- Documentation is accurate, complete, and up to date, supporting clinical decision-making and legal compliance
- You are recognised as a collaborative, reliable, and professional member of the ICU team, contributing to a culture of excellence and continuous improvement
